Bangladesh need not suffer from indecision as to whether it would be better for it to opt for politically or diplomatically negotiated settlement, instead of participating in the ICC process by submitting the opinion on investigating the possible atrocity crimes against the Rohingya, said Prof Rafiqul Islam.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) makes it clear that conditions are not in place yet for the safe, secure and sustainable return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.

Dhaka again refuted the Myanmar government's claim of “receiving” 62 Rohingya refugees, among the 700,000 who fled to Bangladesh due to a brutal military crackdown in Rakhine State.

​The ruling Awami League calls upon Russia, China and India to accelerate the safe and dignified repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their homeland in Rakhine state of Myanmar.

Myanmar should comply with a United Nations committee's request for information on the military's responsibility for widespread rape of Rohingya women and girls in northern Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Fortify Rights said yesterday.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled his country's strategy to step up its response to the Rohingya crisis which has left hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas to seek refuge in Bangladesh.

Walking through the muddy paths, Priyanka witnessed the men, women, children and elderly, all crammed in the makeshift refugee camps after fleeing the brutal crackdown by the Myanmar military.

Her journey and experience thus far have already reminded everyone of the horrors of the Rohingya crisis that began late last year, as she visited the bordering region of Teknaf in Cox's Bazar where hundreds and thousands of refugees are now stationed.

Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) yesterday asked Rohingyas living on no man's land along the Tombru border in Bandarban to leave the area.

The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has adopted the draft report on the human rights review of Bangladesh, with recommendations on taking steps to halt forced disappearance, extra judicial killing, and ensure freedom of expression in media, politics and religion.

The Bangladesh delegation to the United Nation's Universal Periodic Review failed to respond to pressing human rights concerns in the country, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has underlined the need for "safe, speedy and sustainable return" of the Rohingyas to Myanmar from Bangladesh.

Tawakkol Karman, a Nobel Peace Prize winner from Yemen, yesterday said what Myanmar did to the Rohingyas was “genocide”.

Four global human rights bodies have demanded that the UN Security Council immediately refer the situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for holding accountable the perpetrators of widespread and systematic abuses against the Rohingya in Rakhine.

Ambassador Joanna Wronecka of Poland, this month's UN Security Council president, has said that the United Nations has to act when Rohingya refugees are suffering.

India may announce a hike in financial assistance aimed at facilitating the repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh when External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj pays a two-day official visit to Myanmar next week.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has pledged a strong role in addressing the Rohingya crisis.

US President Donald Trump has assured Bangladesh of continuing its pressure on Myanmar over repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh.

Dhaka expects the upcoming 45th Session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers to mount

Myanmar must be held accountable for crimes against humanity, said Canadian Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Myanmar Bob Rae yesterday.